Bast

names:

Kemetic names: Bast, Bastet, Pasch, Ubasti, Ba en Aset (N.B. In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)

basic information:

Bast is a Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) Goddess.

Although Bast originated in ancient Egypt, this goddess was worshipped in a lot of other cultures, including the Greek, Roman (where she was the second most popular goddess among women, after Isis), Germanic, and others. The information on this web page combines variations of Bast from many different cultures, not just the original. FOR a presentation that sticks to the ancient Egyptian original, try www.per-bast.org.

Ta-Mera is one of several native names for the Two Lands of the Nile.

In ancient artwork, Bast is typically shown as a beautiful girl with the head of a cat. She is commonly shown with black, white, yellow, or glowing skin. Sometimes She is shown as a light-skinned European girl with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She is often shown as fully cat.

Bastet is the name of Bast when She is in fully cat form.

Pasch is recorded in extremely ancient documents as being an older version of Her name. We get the modern English word passion from Pasch.

Bast is an extremely ancient Goddess, long predating writing. She had many, sometimes contradictory, roles. NB:not all of the following was believed simultaneously. Beliefs about Bast evolved over thousands of years and the views under the Old Kingdom were significantly different than the Greco-Roman views, not to mention a wide variety of modern variations.

magickal information:

other information:

Bast  Her holy city Bubastis possessed Egypts greatest temple. She is depicted enthroned as the cat-headed incarnation of Isis, or alternately as the seated Sacred Cat. Related to Neith, the Night Goddess, Bast symbolized the moon in its function of making a woman fruitful, with swelling womb. She was also the Egyptian goddess of pleasure, music, dancing and joy.  JBL Statues

Bastet (OUTSIDE LINK to Temple of Awakening) NOTE: The Temple of Awakening site seems to be dead. If anyone knows how to get in contact with them, please let the know I can temporarily host their pages until they find a new site.

If you have a Bast-related web page, please send the URL to Milo, PO Box 1361, Tustin, California, 92781, USA. Please indicate if there is a picture on your web page.

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Bast rising over the desert

Bast as Goddess of rising sun, cats, and marijuana

Bastet

tribute to Bast

witch certificate

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Pr Ntr Kmt is a church for witches and other pagans based on ancient practices, especially ancient Egypt. Pr Ntr Kmt offers a beautiful certificate that you can frame and display to show that you are a real witch.

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Become a priestess/priest of Bast

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If you spot an error in fact, grammar, syntax, or spelling, or a broken link, or have additional information, commentary, or constructive criticism, please contact Milo the Witch at PO Box 1361, Tustin, California, USA, 92781.